caricature

英 [ˈkærɪkətʃʊə(r)]

美 [ˈkærɪkətʃər]

n.  人物漫画; 夸张的描述; 漫画艺术; 漫画手法
v.  把…画成漫画; 滑稽地描述

复数：caricatures　过去分词：caricatured　过去式：caricatured　现在分词：caricaturing　第三人称单数：caricatures　

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牛津词典

noun

• 人物漫画
  a funny drawing or picture of sb that exaggerates some of their features
• 夸张的描述
  a description of a person or thing that makes them seem ridiculous by exaggerating some of their characteristics
  1. He had unfairly presented a caricature of my views.
     他歪曲了我的观点。
• 漫画艺术；漫画手法
  the art of drawing or writing caricatures

verb

• 把…画成漫画；滑稽地描述
  to produce a caricature of sb; to describe or present sb as a type of person you would laugh at or not respect
  1. She was unfairly caricatured as a dumb blonde.
     她被不公正地丑化成了一个傻头傻脑的金发女郎。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 漫画;讽刺画;夸张性（或讽刺性）描述
  Acaricature ofsomeone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
  1. The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil's horns and tail...
     海报漫画中的希特勒长着魔鬼的犄角和尾巴。
  2. The Spanish Steps were crowded with the sellers of grotesque caricatures.
     西班牙阶梯上挤满了出售荒诞漫画的人。
• VERB 把…画成漫画;用讽刺性手法描述;夸大
  If youcaricaturesomeone, you draw or describe them in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical.
  1. Her political career has been caricatured in headlines...
     她的政治生涯在头条新闻里遭到夸张嘲弄。
  2. He was caricatured as a turnip.
     在漫画里他被画成了一棵大头菜。
• N-COUNT 夸大;夸张
  If you describe something as acaricature ofan event or situation, you mean that it is a very exaggerated account of it.
  1. Hall is angry at what he sees as a caricature of the training offered to modern-day social workers.
     在霍尔看来,当代社会工作者所受的培训被大肆夸大,他感到很气愤。

英英释义

noun

• a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
  Synonym:imitationimpersonation

verb

• represent in or produce a caricature of
  1. The drawing caricatured the President
  Synonym:ape

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